I can tell you from seeing these machines that Orange was better as an accent color.  A whole row of them under bright fluorescent lighting was jarring and vaguely disturbing.

What's "procelain"?

I do not remember ever remember seeing the SQ large capacity front loaders. Generally a Milnor or Troy Big Boy was put in the store.

I liked the SQ noises, especially the sound of the last of the overflow rinse water splashing into the outer tub after the water shut off during the agitation before the spin--drain. I did not understand why the domestic machines did not rank better in the testing magazines.